ISBN: 9780571255993

ISBN-13: 9780571255993, 978-0571255993. Koestler also gives a full account of the author's voluminous writings, making the case that the autobiographies and essays are fit to stand beside… Mehr…

ISBN-13: 9780571255993, 978-0571255993. Koestler also gives a full account of the author's voluminous writings, making the case that the autobiographies and essays are fit to stand beside Darkness at Noon as works of lasting literary value. KoestlerThe Indispensable IntellectualAuthor(s): Michael ScammellFormat: PaperbackPublisher: Faber & Faber, United KingdomImprint: Faber & FaberISBN-13: 9780571255993, 978-0571255993SynopsisBest known as the author of the classic Darkness at Noon, Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. As young man, he was a committed Zionist and moved to Palestine; he was imprisoned and sentenced to death in Franco's Spain; escaped Occupied France; and was a member of the Communist party for seven years, later becoming one of its fiercest critics with the publication of Darkness at Noon. Without sentimentality, Scammell gives a full account of Koestler's turbulent private life: his drug use, manic depression, the frenetic womanizing that doomed his three marriages and led to an accusation of rape, and his startling suicide pact with his wife in 1983. Koestler also gives a full account of the author's voluminous writings, making the case that the autobiographies and essays are fit to stand beside Darkness at Noon as works of lasting literary value. Michael Scammell creates an indelible portrait of this brilliant, unpredictable, and talented writer, once memorably described as "one third blackguard, one third lunatic, and one third genius.", Neu, Festpreisangebot, [LT: FixedPrice], Artikelzustand: Neu, EAN: 9780571255993, Book Title: Koestler: the Indispensable Intellectual, Publication Year: 2011, Type: Textbook, Language: English, Item Height: 235mm, Genre: Biographies & True Stories, Topic: Literature, Item Width: 155mm, Item Weight: 930g, Number of Pages: 736 Pages, Faber & Faber<

2011, ISBN: 057125599X

[EAN: 9780571255993], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic Darkness at Noon, Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571255993], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic Darkness at Noon, Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. As young man, he was a committed Zionist and moved to Palestine; he was imprisoned and sentenced to death in Franco's Spain; escaped Occupied France; and was a member of the Communist party for seven years, later becoming one of its fiercest critics with the publication of Darkness at Noon.Without sentimentality, Scammell gives a full account of Koestler's turbulent private life: his drug use, manic depression, the frenetic womanizing that doomed his three marriages and led to an accusation of rape, and his startling suicide pact with his wife in 1983. Koestler also gives a full account of the author's voluminous writings, making the case that the autobiographies and essays are fit to stand beside Darkness at Noon as works of lasting literary value. Michael Scammell creates an indelible portrait of this brilliant, unpredictable, and talented writer, once memorably described as one third blackguard, one third lunatic, and one third genius. From award-winning author Michael Scammell comes the first authorized biography of Arthur Koestler. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability., Books<

2011, ISBN: 057125599X

[EAN: 9780571255993], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic Darkness at Noon, Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571255993], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic Darkness at Noon, Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. As young man, he was a committed Zionist and moved to Palestine; he was imprisoned and sentenced to death in Franco's Spain; escaped Occupied France; and was a member of the Communist party for seven years, later becoming one of its fiercest critics with the publication of Darkness at Noon.Without sentimentality, Scammell gives a full account of Koestler's turbulent private life: his drug use, manic depression, the frenetic womanizing that doomed his three marriages and led to an accusation of rape, and his startling suicide pact with his wife in 1983. Koestler also gives a full account of the author's voluminous writings, making the case that the autobiographies and essays are fit to stand beside Darkness at Noon as works of lasting literary value. Michael Scammell creates an indelible portrait of this brilliant, unpredictable, and talented writer, once memorably described as one third blackguard, one third lunatic, and one third genius. From award-winning author Michael Scammell comes the first authorized biography of Arthur Koestler. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability., Books<

2011, ISBN: 057125599X

[EAN: 9780571255993], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic Darkness at Noon, Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780571255993], Neubuch, [PU: Faber & Faber, London], Paperback. Best known as the author of the classic Darkness at Noon, Koestler was one of the most influential and controversial intellectuals, involved in and commenting on almost every political movement of the twentieth century. As young man, he was a committed Zionist and moved to Palestine; he was imprisoned and sentenced to death in Franco's Spain; escaped Occupied France; and was a member of the Communist party for seven years, later becoming one of its fiercest critics with the publication of Darkness at Noon.Without sentimentality, Scammell gives a full account of Koestler's turbulent private life: his drug use, manic depression, the frenetic womanizing that doomed his three marriages and led to an accusation of rape, and his startling suicide pact with his wife in 1983. Koestler also gives a full account of the author's voluminous writings, making the case that the autobiographies and essays are fit to stand beside Darkness at Noon as works of lasting literary value. Michael Scammell creates an indelible portrait of this brilliant, unpredictable, and talented writer, once memorably described as one third blackguard, one third lunatic, and one third genius. From award-winning author Michael Scammell comes the first authorized biography of Arthur Koestler. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability., Books<

2011, ISBN: 057125599X

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